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The channels in preview have a little yellow highlight line above and below the channel. They will show up even if you hide the unsubscribed channels.

2018-02-01 09:33 PM

JasperJoe

Is there a setting in the 630 to show the free previews automatically? I have unsubscribed channels set to "Hide". I like Discovery Velocity but I didn't know it was on free preview until I saw this thread.

If they have "skinny" basic or the package for people who lost OTA Shaw Direct may not activate the free preview as either you can't add channels to those packages or Shaw Direct has decided there is not enough upside potential in those groups.

2017-12-19 06:19 PM

RuralRouter

Special Codes for Free Previews

My Nova Scotia friend has an ancient SD receiver and most basic package that was available when he first subscribed. I told him about the Free Previews.

He called Shaw to ask about the Free Preview. He told me that a Shaw representative said that Free Previews were not available to certain subscribers.

From friend's email to me quoting Shaw: "... people with the bottom end package were not entitled to receive the free preview and a code needed to be input onto the account so as to make them view-able."

I thought it would be good marketing for Shaw to have as many folks looking at the previews and ordering and/or getting new receivers.

Animal Planet December 7, 2017 - January 12, 2018
Channels 553/183 (Classic/Advanced)
HD Channels 181/481 (Classic/Advanced)
The national preview for this channel started Dec. 1, so it may be active now.